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America attacks iran
February 28th commentary by Tony Aguilar
As Americans woke up this morning, they were greeted with reports about a joint attack on Iran by Israel and the United States. This represents the seventh nation where America has conducted military strikes since 2025. This attack will once again raise the issue of congressional oversight
The attack occurred despite negotiations led by the nation of Oman that would have ended Iran’s nuclear weapons desire. According to Oman’s Foreign Minister Basr Albusaidi, both nations had shown "openness to new and creative ideas" which has raised the question why the attack had to happen now. Some have suggested that the negotiation included aspects which would have led to an agreement superior to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action negotiated by the Obama administration. continue
Kenyans on the Frontlines: How Russia's War in Ukraine Impacts Kenya
February 26th commentary by Daniel Onyango
As the Russia-Ukraine war continues into its fifth year, one thing is certain: the impact of the war is felt far beyond the frontlines.
In Africa, Kenya is one of the countries whose citizens have been lured into the meat grinder in large numbers, with the false hope of a better life and an easy path to Russian citizenship when the contract ends. Unfortunately, there’s no guarantee of any of them ever making it out of the frontlines alive.
Desperate for well-paying jobs amid a high unemployment rate at home, hundreds of unemployed youth, former soldiers, and police officers have been lured into the brutal trenches of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Recruitment is fraudulent, carried out through a complex web of rogue agencies that promise victims better pay for civilian jobs such as plant operations, truck driving, electrical engineering, or security work in Russia.
So far, many Kenyan lives have been lost in the battlefield fighting in a war that has nothing to do with their country and families. continue
Daniel Onyango is an online journalist covering global news across geopolitics, technology, health, energy, oil and gas, sustainability, and human-interest stories.
POOR NATIONS DON'T NEED A MIRACLE TO SURVIVE THE NEXT PANDEMIC
February 25th commentary by Dr. Aqsa Munir
If you run a clinic, an NGO program, a district health office, or a ministry team, you understand the truth: the next pandemic will not wait for budgets, donor commitments, or deliveries. In a world where everyone is competing for the same tests, masks, medicines, and vaccines, poorer countries are left at the end of the line.
This is not fair, but it is not inevitable. You do not have to build a system like rich countries to be safe. You need a plan that works for your country and builds up your basic services, because your basic health system is your frontline defense against pandemics. continue
Dr. Aqsa Munir, is a Medical Doctor of dermatology and a medical writer. She resides in Pakistan
The Fragile Peace Between India and Pakistan
February 23rd Commentary by Areeb Imran
The ongoing tension between India and Pakistan remains one of the most enduring and volatile conflicts in global geopolitics. Despite decades of diplomacy and repeated attempts at peace, the underlying issues, particularly the Kashmir dispute, continue to fuel animosity between the two nuclear-armed neighbors. This rivalry, born from the traumatic partition of British India in 1947, has manifested in multiple wars and long periods of instability, with both countries holding deep-rooted, ideologically charged positions. As of May 2025, this tension flared again into intense military conflict, underscoring just how fragile peace remains between them.
At the heart of this struggle lies the Kashmir issue, a territorial dispute that has resisted resolution despite numerous international mediation efforts. Both India and Pakistan claim the region in its entirety, yet each administers only a portion. For India, Kashmir represents an integral part of its secular republic. At the same time, Pakistan views it as a critical region for protecting its Muslim-majority population, a people that Islamabad believes were unjustly excluded from Pakistan at the time of partition. The stakes are high, not simply for territory but for national identity and pride. Historically, the Kashmir dispute has been the flashpoint for three full-scale wars (1947, 1965, and 1971). Though ceasefires followed those conflicts, the deep grievances that underlie them have never been resolved. continue
Areeb Imran is a freelance journalist who provides political commentary on the complex and fragile relationship between India and Pakistan, focusing on the enduring Kashmir dispute and its impact on regional security. Through careful analysis, Areeb explores recent military clashes and diplomatic efforts, highlighting the role of technological warfare, nuclear deterrence.
A sigh of relief?
February 19th Commentary by Tony Aguilar
At the recent Munich security conference, one of the most anticipated speeches was given by Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Given last year's bombastic speech by JD Vance, the anticipation was warranted. After Rubio’s speech, Ambassador Wolfgang Ischinger made the following observation. “I'm not sure you heard the sigh of relief in this hall.” While his response was understandable, one couldn’t help thinking the ambassador sounded like someone who was grateful the bully wasn’t taking his lunch money again. Nevertheless, despite a softer tone, the underlying message remained. While it was a romantic speech centered in historic nostalgia, it was a speech that attacked climate change, even as European nations take it seriously, and immigration. His speech also made it clear that the US is willing to go it alone. Perhaps Rubio was positioning himself for a 2028 presidential run but it was not a speech that should make Europe give a sigh of relief. continue
center of conflict
February 6th Commentary by Tony Aguilar
Minnesota has become the epicenter of the conflict between an overreaching government and the pushback by American citizens. As nations around the world witnessed the brutality of America on Bloody Sunday in 1965, nations around the world are again witnessing the hypocrisy of a government that prides itself on fairness even as it seemingly goes against its own constitution. The needless deaths of two American citizens, namely Renee Good and Alex Pretti, countless arrests of immigrants who have legal cause to be in the country has created a citizen uprising against an immigration policy that is seen by many people to be immoral. continued
While a memorandum issued by the Department of Justice claiming a warrant is not needed to enter an individual’s home is clearly illegal and unconstitutional it has had a chilling effect on the nation. continue
the last stAND
Commentary by Tony Aguilar
At the World Economic Forum in Davos, the discussion on the lips of many capital leaders was the future of the present world order. While European capitals are at the forefront of the discussion because of Greenland, other nations are questioning its future as well. The most obvious reason for this concern is what many countries consider to be the irrational behavior of the American president.
His long, meandering diatribe at Davos has put the idea of a man suffering from cognitive decline front and center. When asked by the New York Times, if anything can limit his global power, Trump responded “Yeah, there is one thing. My own morality. My own mind. It’s the only thing that can stop me.” Trump is a lame duck, yet comments like these while clearly hyperbolic are nonetheless troubling. continue
An unguaranteed victory
Commentary by Tony Aguilar
It is hard to predict what a nation will do to defend their homeland. That is the dilemma being faced by the people of Greenland and Denmark. The one question that has never or rarely been raised, by members of the media or politicians, is how many men and women will the Trump administration be willing to lose over a territory that they already have a treaty to build military bases on.
The scenario is reminiscent of how the United States acquired the Virgin Islands from Denmark in 1917. While at the time, America was a third-rate military, fearing that Germany would invade it led Secretary of State Robert Lansing, in what became known as the Lansing Declaration, to issue a threat to take over the Danish West Indies, as they were called then, if Denmark didn’t sell the islands. continue
america shows its imperialistic nature
Commentary by Tony Aguilar
What happens if the United States attempts to takeover Greenland by force? Will NATO invoke Article 5 against the United States? As the American president threatens the sovereignty of other nations, will there be pushback and what would it look like?
Since the American invasion of Venezuela, the ease of which is highly questionable, these are questions that many nations from Mexico, Columbia, Greenland, Cuba to Canada are now asking.
While Nations such as Argentina, El Salvador and Ecuador, have hopped onto the bandwagon. These nations have rare earth minerals. They are mistaken if they believe the US would not go after them for their resources.
In response to a potential attack on Greenland, Danish Prime Minister Metternich Frederiksen said “I will also make it clear that if the US chooses to attack another NATO country militarily, then everything stops, including NATO and thus the security that has been established since the end of the Second World War. “ continue